Private Chef in Wantage
Rent one of our 343 private chefs for a unique dining experience. You choose the menu, and the cleanup is included.





















A personal chef for any occasion in Wantage
Since the first private chef joined Take a Chef in Wantage in October 2016, more than 343 Private Chefs have joined our platform in Wantage and offered their services as private chefs anywhere in England.
Starting in 2016, 63,646 guests have already enjoyed a chef in Wantage. To book your chef in Wantage, just share your event details in our form. Receive proposals from top chefs and chat with them until you find your match.
Up until today, our chefs have shared 19,720 customized menu proposals, sending a total of 31,356 messages to their guests, who rated their experience with an average score of 4.67 out of 5.
Since the first dinner provided by Take a Chef, 63,646 guests have enjoyed unique experiences with no hassle. Our guests in Wantage usually book menus around 86 GBP per person, including 3.04 courses, sharing an average of 4.79 messages with their chefs. If you've never had a chef at home but want to add an extra spice to your next celebration, just rent a chef in Wantage.












How it works
Personalize your request
Share with us the details of your dream meal, including type of cuisine, preferences, and intolerances.
Receive menu proposals
Our chefs will design menus based solely on your wants and needs.
Get chatty with your chefs
Don't be shy about exchanging some messages with your chefs until your perfect menu is ready!
Book your experience
Once you are happy with your choice, submit your payment to secure your experience.
Enjoy!
All there is left to do is count down the days till your culinary experience begins!
Find your chef
Customize your request and start talking with your chefs.
343 Private Chefs in Wantage
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More than 63,600 guests have already enjoyed the experience
4.4 Chef
The guests in Wantage have scored the experience with their Private Chef with a 4.4.
4.72 Food quality
The quality of the menus cooked by our Private Chefs in Wantage received an average score of 4.72.
4.66 Presentation
Not only taste counts! The presentation of our private chefs' dishes has received a 4.66 average score.
4.79 Cleaningness
The cleanup of the kitchen and dining area in Wantage has been scored with a 4.79 on average.
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19,720 menus personalized by our Private Chefs in Wantage
Every occasion is unique - make sure you have the right chef and menu for it!








Ceviche of wild sea bass with citrus fruits, radish and pomegranate
Arancini of butternut squash and goat cheese (vegetarian)
Panko cod cheeks with lime and coriander dressing
Cauliflower velouté with cauliflower tips (vegetarian)
Pan seared salmon with beetroot fettuccine and herb dressing
Spinach and feta ravioli with asparagus cream (vegetarian)
Rack of lamb with dauphinoise potato and red wine jus
Raspberry mousse apple surprise with chocolate petal and gold dust
White chocolate delice with fruit coulis and orange cream
Poached pear in red wine and cinnamon
Chocolate marquise with vanilla cream and chocolate sauce
Cheese garlic bread
Salted cod fritters
Jamaican patties
Baby back ribs
Spicy chicken wings
Curry goat (with out bones)
Jerk roast chicken
Fried salmon escovitch (mix pepper and onions)
Caribbean rice and peas
Mac and cheese
Mix vegetables
Caribbean style mix salad
Brioche and banana bread and butter pudding served with crème anglaise
Tropical fruit salad
Apple pie slice and custard
Chocolate brownie slice
Butternut squash pie
Orange cheesecake
Smoked yerba and beef carpaccio with wasabi dressing, watercress and olive focaccia
Thai marinated king prawns,garlic nan bread , fish sauce
Buffalo mozzarella, avocado and heritage tomato salad (vegetarian)
Double baked wild mushroom soufflé , creamy parmesan and chives sauce (vegetarian)
Cotswold asparagus soldiers soft-boiled burford brown egg, aged cheddar crumble & wild garlic oil
Cotswold white chicken liver parfait damson jam, toasted walnut bread & cornichons
Arancini wild mushrooms and taleggio cheese
Breton fish stew, mussels, prawns, sea bass & new potatoes
Dry aged galloway beef fillet,slow cooked cheek, peanutxo, roasted cauliflower
Oven baked salmon fillet, crushed new potato, seasonal veg and parsley sauce
Rib-eye (10 oz),served with homemade truffle hollandaise, herbs, frites
Black cod miso nobu-style marinated cod, pickled ginger and yuzu
Branzino al forno whole roasted sea bass, capers, olives and lemon
Chicken saltimbocca prosciutto, sage and marsala sauce
Baked ratatouille ,with crottin goat's cheese from centre loire valley and haricot beans, topped with courgette and served with sourdough baguette
Whisky and chocolate cremeux,whisky ice cream ,coffe and carmel
Elderflower and vanilla mousse,raspberries ,gin,meringue
Sticky toffee pudding,carmel sauce , ice cream
Vanilla cheesecake, blueberries
Mini goat cheese crostini
Mini olive tapenade bruschetta
Risotto primavera cooked with green vegetables, parmesan and wild rocket leaves
Traditional bruschetta with olive tapenade, roasted pepper coulis and leaves
Home-made ricotta and spinach tortellini served with rosemary butter sauce and chive tips
Home-made wild mushroom ravioli topped with chive white wine sauce
Pan seared salmon fillet served with beetroot fettuccine, braised fennel and herb dressing
Pan fried rack of lamb served with delmonico potato on a bed of wilted spinach and port reduction
Modern tiramisu served with coffee bean cream and chocolate shards
Cinnamon pannacotta covered with fruit gel, ginger meringues and fresh fruit
Chocolate surprise served with chocolate soil and sugar craft
Chef 3 choice canapes
Tomato, mozzarella and frssh basil served with basil oil
Chill grilled asparagus wrap in courgette and feta cheese
Antipasti for two
Bruschetta with parma ham and rocket salad
Mix fish ceviche served with a lemon creme fraiche
Grilled vegetable with basil oil and rocket salad (v)
Pan fried mozzarella in bread tomato and basil served with a basil salsa
Stuffed red pepper with plum tomato served with rocket salad
Mix pepper and vegetable frittata on sliced tomato and mix cress salad with basil oil and balsamic glazed
Grilled peaches with prosciutto, mozzarella and rocket salad top with italian dressing
Italian style scotch eggs with with a garlic mayo with micro salad
Grilled mix vegetable antipasti with goats cheese and italian dressing
Prosciutto ham, burrata cheese on bruschetta
Fresh fig and pink grapefruit top with grana padano creamy fressing and rocket salad
Sun-blush tomato arancini and garlic mayo and rocket salad
Oven roasted cherry tomato on toasted bread to with mozzarella and parma ham with olive oil
(v) baked red pepper with plum tomato and garlic served with basil oiln
Nectarines with heritage cherry tomato with burrata cheese and pistachio honey dressing and basil
Rump of lamb on a bed of lentils and wild mushroom, timbale of tomato and courgette served with a thyme jus
Mushroom and vegetable wellington with a light vegetable jus served same vegetable and potato form main meal (vegetarian)
Pan fried sea bass served roasted vegetable and polenta and capes and olives salsa
Fillet of cod wrap in pancetta served with mediterranean vegetables and potato and onion rosti with tomato herb coulis
Roasted beef escolopes stuffed to parma ham and spinach served with dauphinoise potato, mix vegetables and a herbs sauce
Pan roasted chicken breast stuffed with sausage meat and herbs served with a light mustard sauce, fondant potato and seasonal vegetables
Roasted mined pork croquettes served with pearl couscous and mix vegetables and tomato sauce
Duck leg confit served with mix beans casserole and rosti potato and port jus
Chicken breast stuffed with goat cheese and smoked bacon wrap in pancetta, served with grilled vegetables and fondant potato and chicken jus
Tuscan fish stew with basil garlic bread and mix vegetables
Linguine tomato pasta served with parmesan chicken
Butternut squash risotto served and pan fried stone bass with olive oil
Sirloin steak palermo with cherry tomato and aubergine and roasted potato top with olive oil
Brioche and banana bread and butter pudding served with crème anglaise
Tiramisu with chocolate sauce
Lime panna cotta with mix berries
Polenta cake with mix berries compote
Apple and almond sliced with creme anglaise
Dark chocolate fondant with chocolate sauce
Ricotta and orange pie top with black cherry compote
American blueberry pie
Baked vanilla cheesecake orange compote
Beef tartare,egg yolk,smocked paprika,capers and 30 month aged parmesan sauce,
Atlantic tiger prawns alla catalana with lime, red onions,apple vinegar and datterino tomato,
Pugliese burrata, italian datterino tomato’s coulis, and parmesan crumble
Chicken ballantine, mortadella mousse,green apples and home made mayo,
Cauliflower velouté
Minestrone di verdure (mix veg italian soup)
Gratined squid’s with mediterranean crumbs, potatos salad and capers
Gressingham roast duck breast, confit leg, celeriac puure, roast golden potatos, duck cherry jus
Corn fed chicken breast,carrots and vanilla puure,saute mushrooms and chicken jus
Slow cooked scottish braised lamb shoulder, leeks, aubergine puure, rainbow chard and lamb jus
Pan fried wild sea bass, peas pure and grilled asparagus and peeshoots
Risotto with mix wild mushrooms, porcini sauce,butter and parmesan
Gratined cod, mediterranean panure, rainbow chard, saffron and shallots sauce
Paccheri with swordfish sauce, deep fried aubergine and mint
Grilled pork fillets, squash and licorice puure, red cabbage , apple vinegar and pork whisky jus
Fiorentina steak (1,5/ 2kg) with roast potato’s, mushrooms sauté (share 3 people)
Grilled yellow fine tuna steak, broccoli puure, spring onions , soya and demerara sugar sauce
Trofie with fennel italian sausage, mushrooms, datteri no tomato’s and parmesan shaved
Classic tiramisù
Chocolate fondant
Home made fruit tart with lemon custard cream
Vanilla panna cotta , with wild berries sauce
Crème brûlé
Apple strudel with crème anglaise
Swordfish carpaccio, lemon dressing, capers, radish
Buffalo mozzarella, avocado and heritage tomato salad (vegetarian)
Burrata cheese, heritage tomatoes and avocado salad (vegetarian)
Smoked yerba and beef carpaccio with wasabi dressing, watercress and olive focaccia
Oven baked salmon fillet, crushed new potato, seasonal veg and parsley sauce
Chicken supreme, seasonal veg, fondant potato, red vine hus
Baked ratatouille with crottin goat’s cheese and haricot beans (vegetarian)
Squash and ricotta ravioli , parmesan ,butter and sage sauce, (vegetarian)
Homemade tiramisu
Apple tarte tatin, vanilla ice cream
Lemon drizzle, fresh strawberries and raspberries coulis
Chocolate fondant, ice cream , berries
Chicken ballantine, mortadella mousse, apple mustard mayo
Beef carpaccio, black autumn truffle, rocket salad and parmesan fondue
Home made cured wild salmon, white beetroot carpaccio and lemon dressing
Pan fried scallops, parsnips puure , green beans and black olives
Pugliese burrata, whit cime di rapa and onion focaccia
Pan fried venison saddle, roasted celeriac, purple thyme carrots purée with venison and raspberries jus
Fiorentina steak (1,5/kg)with roast potato’s, mushrooms sauté and truffle sauce( share 3 people)
Rack of lamb, pistachio herbs crumble, aubergine sauté and lamb jus
Pan fried sea bass filet, saffron fish broth and fresh veg
Roast duck breast, confit leg squash and licorice purée, roast cabbage guanciale, duck cherry jus
Pan fried hake cannellini beans,tomato confit and rainbow chard
Pan fried cod,herbs panure, artichoke and potato’s salad
Classic tiramisù
Chocolate fondant
Vanilla panna cotta , with wild berries sauce
Apple strudel with crème anglaise
Crema pasticciera profiteroles and salted caramel sauce
Personalize your menu
A romantic dinner or a gathering of friends. Traditional dishes or exotic flavours. A fine dining experience or a family-style meal. Every private chef experience is unique! Submit your request and personalize yours.








Frequently asked questions
Below, you can find the most common questions about private chef services in Wantage.
What does a private chef service include in Wantage?
A private chef service includes everything necessary to enjoy a personalized dining experience at home. This includes:
- Customization of a menu based on your preferences;
- Purchase of ingredients;
- Mise en place (preparation of ingredients) before arrival;
- Preparation of the menu at your home;
- Complete table service;
- Set up and cleaning of the kitchen and used spaces.
Please note that tableware and glassware are not included. Gratuity is entirely at your discretion.
How much does a private chef cost in Wantage?
The price of renting a chef in Wantage can vary depending on the specifics, but smaller groups tend to have a slightly different price per person compared to larger gatherings.
Booking prices range from 57 GBP to 125 GBP. For groups of 13 people or more, the price is 57 GBP per person. For groups of 7 to 12 people, the cost is 56 GBP per person. For groups of 3 to 6 people, the rate is 95 GBP per person, and for 2 people, the price is 125 GBP per person.
Seasonal ingredients, your location, and how soon you book also affect the final price. If you're interested in getting free quotes with no obligation, fill out our form and let the best chefs near you send unique proposals for your event.
How can I hire a private chef in Wantage?
Booking is easy! Just tell us the date of your event, number of guests, dietary preferences and any allergies, and a few details about your kitchen. Within a few hours, you'll receive customized menus from qualified chefs. Each chef's profile will include their experience, reviews, and photos of their dishes.
Feel free to chat directly with the chefs through our platform. Ask them to modify menus, discuss pricing, or get answers to any questions you might have. Once you've found the perfect chef and menu, finalize your reservation online. We'll then provide the chef's contact information to confirm any final details.
How can I find a private chef near me?
There are currently 343 chefs available in Wantage. Fill out a form specifying your needs and the date. Take a Chef will connect you with the best available chefs in Wantage who will send you their menu proposals. You can then choose the chef and menu that suits you best.
Is there a maximum number of guests for a private chef service?
While there's no strict limit on guest count, private chef experiences are designed to create a more intimate atmosphere, perfect for gatherings of friends and family. Since most homes have limited space to accommodate large groups, parties typically don't exceed 15 people.
Does the chef cook at my house?
Yes, the chef always prepares the menu at your home for a more personalized experience. However, some prep work might be done beforehand for complex dishes.
Can I cook along with the chef?
Absolutely! Many guests are passionate about food and relish the chance to learn from the chef. You can pick up new kitchen skills and get a behind-the-scenes look at each dish on the menu. Feel free to jump in and cook alongside the chef for a truly interactive experience!
Are the ingredients fresh?
Yes, they're 100% fresh. Unlike restaurants with pre-made dishes, private chefs prioritize using the freshest ingredients possible. This is because the chef creates a customized menu specifically for you, then goes out and sources the finest ingredients to bring your chosen dishes to life.
Are drinks included in the personal chef service?
Drinks are not typically included, but you can discuss adding them to the menu proposal with the chef.
How much should I tip my private chef in Wantage?
Tipping for private chefs is entirely at your discretion. Our goal is for you to have an unforgettable experience, and the chef always appreciates a nice tip. However, the decision and amount are completely up to you.
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How many chef services are booked in Wantage each month?
Private chef reservations can vary seasonally depending on the destination. In Wantage, for example, demand often increases during special dates like Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, so it's best to book in advance.
If you're wondering about the best time to hire a chef, any month is perfect for enjoying a private chef. Just keep in mind that prices may vary, especially for last-minute bookings. So, don't wait—book your chef early to secure your unique dining experience in Wantage.
Cost of a private chef in Wantage
The cost of hiring a private chef in Wantage can vary based on several factors, including the number of people in your group or seasonality. Larger groups tend to have a different average rate per person compared to smaller groups that hire a chef:
Booking prices range from 57 GBP to 125 GBP per person.
For 13 people or more: 57 GBP
For 7 to 12 people: 56 GBP
For 3 to 6 people: 95 GBP
For 2 people: 125 GBP.
Additionally, prices can fluctuate depending on the time of year, location, and how soon you book your personal chef. If you want to get free quotes, just fill out our form and receive tailored proposals for your event. No committment at all.
Private chefs registrations
After many years of offering our services, we are lucky to have a fantastic team of chefs that keeps growing in Wantage!
2 personal chefs register with us every month. Our verification team reviews these new chef profiles daily to categorize them, allowing you to discover incredible new chefs every month.
What is the most reserved type of cuisine in Wantage?
We mainly offer six types of cuisine in Wantage: Mediterranean, Italian, French, Japanese, Mexican, and surprise. The type of cuisine with the highest number of bookings is the Chef's special, but you can have anything you want (our surprise menu will cover that!).
Beyond these six types of cuisine, our private chefs personalize diverse menus for their clients every day, adjusting every detail to find the perfect menu for every occasion and every group. Our private chefs can accommodate any allergy or dietary restriction and suggest other cuisines or fusion dishes. Submit your request and hire a chef in Wantage!






Talk to our chefs in Wantage
Each of our chefs is one-of-a-kind, with professional culinary training and years of experience in diverse restaurants. Craving Italian pasta, Spanish paella, or traditional sushi in Wantage? You’ll get it. Tell us about your event in Wantage, and discover the best chefs who will customize every detail of your experience.









